International Football News

Jurgen Klinsmann was removed from his post as the United States men’s national team manager on Monday, U.S. Soccer announced.
U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati made a statement in the announcement that read in part:
We want to thank Jurgen for his hard work and commitment during these last five years. He took pride in having the responsibility of steering the program, and there were considerable achievements along the way.
Many are aware of the historic victories, including leading us out of the Group of Death to the Round of 16 in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but there were also lesser...

United States men’s national soccer team coach Jurgen Klinsmann is firmly on the hot seat, but he doesn’t believe his job is in jeopardy.
“I’m not afraid,” Klinsmann said, per Sam Borden of the New York Times. “What you need to do is stick to the facts. Soccer is emotional, and a lot of people make conclusions without knowing anything about the inside of the team or the sport. I still believe we will get the points we need to qualify, and I am even confident we could win the group.”
The question marks about his job security have arose over the past two...

Turns out Leo Messi is not just a class act on the pitch.
According to journalist Juan Palo Varsky, Messi acted generously, and fast, when he heard that Argentina’s security staff had not been paid for “several months.”
Messi quickly got on phone to his father and arranged for payment for the workers who had fallen victim to the Argentinian FA’s current financial problems.
Varsky told the story on “No Somos Nadie“ on Metro 95.1, as picked up on by Sport:
Lionel Messi was in his room waiting for the game against Brazil in Belo...

With the United States men’s national soccer team reeling after a 4-0 World Cup qualifying loss to Costa Rica Tuesday, reports have surfaced that a replacement for head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has long been under consideration.
Steven Goff of the Washington Post was the first to report Tuesday that current L.A. Galaxy and former Team USA boss Bruce Arena had been tabbed as a potential successor to Klinsmann even prior to the Costa Rica defeat.
ESPN FC’s Doug McIntyre and Jeff Carlisle added Thursday that USA Soccer has been looking at candidates since late last year. Arena,...

Less than a week ago, all was well with the United States men’s national team.
Coach Jurgen Klinsmann‘s squad had a successful summer, reaching the third-place game of Copa America Centenario. The early fall saw youngsters like Christian Pulisic and Lynden Gooch emerge as solid parts of the present and future, while players such as Sacha Kljestan and Julian Green came in from the cold.
Tim Howard was in top form, with Geoff Cameron and John Brooks looking like a center-back pairing that could solidify the back line until the 2018 World Cup and beyond. The momentum, you’d have...

Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney has issued an apology after pictures emerged showing he had attended a wedding party the night after England beat Scotland at Wembley.
Rooney’s statement offered a complete apology, according to a report from the Press Association and the Guardian: “Earlier today, Wayne spoke privately to both Gareth Southgate and Dan Ashworth to unreservedly apologise. He would like to further extend that apology to any young fans who have seen these pictures.”
Rooney’s apology comes amid reports club manager Jose Mourinho was also left...

Lionel Messi and the entire Argentina team boycotted media members by walking out of a press conference following the team’s 3-0 victory over Colombia on Tuesday night, according to BBC Sport.
The boycott was in response to a report that alleged Ezequiel Lavezzi had smoked marijuana, a claim the forward denied.
“We’ve received many accusations, a lot of lack of respect and we never said anything,” Messi said. “We know there are lots of you who are not in the game of not showing us respect, but getting into one’s personal life is very grave.”
Reporter Gabriel...

The overriding reaction in Argentina on Tuesday was one of relief. After four World Cup 2018 qualifiers without a win, the national team’s 3-0 victory over Colombia didn’t just lift them back into fifth in the CONMEBOL group—the play-off spot for progression to the tournament in Russia—it also restored a measure of belief.
With most struggling nations, there is an underlying thought that it might simply be the players. Maybe this particular generation just isn’t good enough. Argentina doesn’t have that. This generation lost in the final of the World Cup in 2014....

There was a moment midway through the first half of England’s 3-0 win against Scotland at Wembley Stadium on Friday when Joe Hart received the ball to his feet, looked at his options and chose to ignore each of his centre-backs who were beckoning to receive it from him, instead taking a touch and thundering it upfield into the opposition half.
It was a frustrated swipe from the on-loan Torino goalkeeper, one that seemed to be saying: “Enough; enough dallying at the back, enough heart-in-mouth moments in defence.”
John Stones and Gary Cahill had more than once in those first 20...

North Korea are attempting to produce “super-talented players who can surpass the skills of Lionel Messi,” with World Cup glory the ultimate goal for Kim Jong-un’s Hermit Kingdom.
Despite their lowly position of 126th in the FIFA rankings, Ri Yu-Il, the head of the country’s only football academy, is targeting eventual world domination, beginning with supremacy in Asia.
Outlining the Pyongyang International Football School’s ambitious plans, he told Agence France-Presse (h/t ESPN FC): “We are training our students to become super-talented...

Sponsors

Bruins Tickets
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Red Wings Tickets
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

Penguins Tickets
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New York Rangers Tickets play their home games at Madison Square Garden, they are one of the oldest teams in the NHL, having joined in 1926 as an expansion franchise, and are part of the group of teams referred to as the Original Six.

San Jose Sharks Tickets
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States.

Toronto Maple Leafs Tickets
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New Jersey Devils Tickets
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Buffalo Sabres Tickets
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League. Get the Sabres and all of your NHL Tickets here.

Boston Red Sox Tickets
The Boston Red Sox are a member of the Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Since 1912, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park. This is one of the hottest MLB Tickets sales of any team in the major league.

New York Yankees Tickets
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division. Get tickets to one of the hottest games of the season Yankees Red Sox Tickets.

Chicago Cubs Tickets
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League.

Phillies Tickets
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883.

Orioles Tickets
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.